1/2 TON
Designed to the new Rule (1978-79) and with 1980-81 aft end changes incorporated, Design 93 represents Farr’s current 1/2 Ton IOR Racing sloop. The general style of Design 93 is shorter, marginally heavier, and carries considerably more sail area than Design No. 65, and is therefore, a boat that is extremely fast in light and […]
FARR 46
This design was commissioned by two clients wanting a fast, easy cruising yacht for living aboard by one family, and extended ocean cruising. Our light displacement style naturally suited, giving a large amount of space in an easily handled form. Beam length ratio was kept quite low to guarantee low gear loadings and excellent handling […]
LASER 28
In 1978 Performance Sailcraft, builders of the Laser, started to consider the development of a performance cruiser for the thousands and thousands of Laser owners who would not sail Lasers forever. As a first step, a design competition was held and four international caliber yacht designers asked for study concepts based on the following guidelines: […]
FARR 44
This design adds further to our range of contemporary yachts designed without consideration of rating rules to give comfortable, fast, and enjoyable sailing within the bounds of sensible economics. There is nothing complex or revolutionary about this boat and the layouts above and below decks reflect a straightforward approach. In a yacht of this size […]
FARR 30/9.2
This design was conceived following several requests for a good all-round safe, economical, fast cruising yacht of 30 ft overall length. There were requests for a fixed keel boat and also a lift keel boat that could be trailed, and for this reason beam was kept below 9 ft 6 in to allow semi-permanent over […]
10.5M RACER
The design concept for this boat was to produce a yacht that was economical to build, safe and fast, with shoal draft mooring and cruising capabilities and be able to be very easily sailed shorthanded. As the intended use of the yacht was day sailing and racing, and also shorthanded cruising, the internal arrangement was […]
FARR 740 & FARR 740 SPORT
The Farr 740 Sport was developed to satisfy market enthusiasm for a high performance “go fast” one design lift-keel yacht capable of winning line honours against similar sized boats and also to be highly competitive under JOG rating. The 740 Sport is an exciting boat to sail with excellent performance in all conditions. She is […]
FARR 44
Design No. 100/2 is the result of a request for a Pilothouse boat with exceptional performance under sail. The brief called for the IOR Rule to be considered only where rating reductions could be made without affecting the performance of the boat. Masthead rig was chosen for simplicity and to give good speed in light […]
BINKS 30
LIBERA CLASS “FARRNETICANTE”
This design was drawn for racing on Lake Garda in Northern Italy with particular considerations of attempting to win the Centomiglia (100 mile) Race held each year during September on Lake Garda. The general concept was to produce as fast a yacht as possible within a restricted budget, but one that had a reasonable degree […]